morfishine: <Abdel Irada> I agree with your comment: <Now, now. Our elections aren't *that* bad> Some are excellent! However, its seems a considerable number of these puns are not chess-related and merely reference a past movie, celebrity, song or cliche...oh well, its all in fun...perhaps I'm too picky

Everett: <goodevans: <morfishine: - its seems a considerable number of these puns are not chess-related...>
I'm happy as long as the pun relates in some way to the game. I guess today's is a reference to moves 47 to 43 when the a-pawn steams down the track, but I grant you it's a bit tenuous.>

Hilarious. Take your own advice and look at the the previous six pages, and maybe a closer look at the game itself.

goodevans: <morfishine> Thanks, but I'm big enough to take something like that on the chin. <Everett> has me bang to rights, although in my defence I'd point out that I never asked what the pun was about, merely posited a guess. I have to admit, though, that the juxtaposition lends some comic effect.

waustad: outside passer -> king position -> win.
It doesn't matter if they are two of the all time best or schnooks like me, that combination usually works when material is getting sparse. Of course it is easier without the rooks.

tzar: This endgame is outstanding...maybe it was an adjournment or Karpov remembered a similar one of the past. Otherwise it is not humanly possible to do so many accurate moves in a row and give this wonderful chess lesson to no other than Kasparov.

Mateo: According to Karpov, this Rook ending is winning for Black. However, I wonder if there could be some improvements for White.
For instance, 49.Kb1 (to free the Rook). Karpov says that 49...Rb8+ 50.Ka1 Rb2 51.Rxa3 Rxf2 52.Ra6 Rf6! wins for Black. But 52.h3 should be considered. How does Black win?

bkpov: Karpov is my idol. His games are really enlightening. In the pursuit of the most correct play, he used to create myriad of complication. In fact he was playing against himself- his greatest shortcoming.

perfidious: <Everett>: There have been times I wished the self-delete feature lasted longer than one hour on posts outside one's own forum page. It has crossed my mind that, perhaps, I should blow the whistle on a few of my posts!

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